Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bhutan
Bhutan: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 64,995 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bhutan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 64,995 An for sheep and goats — stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Bhutan peaked at 87,290 An in 1987 and was at its lowest, 23,500 An, in 1961.
Bhutan ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 23,600 An | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 24,300 An | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 24,000 An | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 24,200 An | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 24,300 An | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 24,400 An | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 24,500 An | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 24,600 An | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 24,700 An | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 24,850 An | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 24,950 An | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 25,000 An | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 25,200 An | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 25,300 An | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 25,500 An | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 25,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25,800 An | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 26,100 An | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 26,500 An | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 26,966 An | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 31,820 An | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 37,548 An | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 44,307 An | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 52,283 An | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 43,800 An | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 87,290 An | +99.3% |
| 1988 | 83,581 An | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 80,638 An | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 80,607 An | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 63,000 An | -21.8% |
| 1992 | 46,623 An | -26.0% |
| 1993 | 52,000 An | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 58,613 An | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 69,547 An | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 70,785 An | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 70,058 An | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 68,200 An | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 60,847 An | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 54,208 An | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 45,169 An | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 44,170 An | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 47,465 An | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 44,653 An | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 38,119 An | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 37,291 An | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 40,715 An | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 52,208 An | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 50,914 An | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 55,833 An | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 56,193 An | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49,802 An | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 49,181 An | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 59,642 An | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 53,393 An | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 50,790 An | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 53,133 An | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 54,697 An | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 59,201 An | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 54,912 An | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 70,271 An | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 66,028 An | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 70,209 An | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 64,995 An | -7.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 64,995 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 million An, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 64,995 An is below the median for South Asia, which is 15.92 million An, 0% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +99.3% | 43,800 An | 87,290 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,156 An | 23,500 An | 24,600 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,290 An | 24,700 An | 26,100 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,473 An | 26,500 An | 87,290 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,028 An | 46,623 An | 80,607 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,491 An | 37,291 An | 54,208 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,186 An | 49,181 An | 59,642 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,283 An | 54,912 An | 70,271 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 145 Costa Rica 80,850 An compare
- 146 Faroe Islands 79,941 An compare
- 147 Latvia 78,700 An compare
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 51,641 An compare
- 150 Estonia 49,300 An compare
- 151 Honduras 41,656 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 614.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5657 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Bhutan?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Bhutan was 64,995 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 87,290 An in 1987.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,500 An in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Bhutan ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.